Neurology: Clinical Programs

The Division of Neurology at the University of Toronto is one of the largest and most comprehensive neurological practices in Canada. We have subspecialized experts trained in epilepsy, movement disorders, dementias and other cognitive conditions, stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, neuro-oncology, multiple sclerosis and demyelinating disorders, autoimmune neurology, neurophysiology, concussion, neuro-ophthalmology, headache, neuromuscular diseases, peripheral nerve and sleep neurology.

Our subspecialty clinics, listed below, are distributed across the major teaching hospitals in Toronto and include Baycrest, St. Michael’s Hospital/Unity Health, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University Health Network.

UHN Epilepsy Monitoring Unit: A 10-bed unit for patients using video and EEG recordings to locate the source of a seizure and epilepsy process. It the largest adult epilepsy monitoring unit in Canada.

UHN Epilepsy Diet Clinic: The first adult epilepsy diet clinic in Ontario using a Modified Atkins Diet to help reduce seizures in adults with various types of epilepsy.

UHN Epilepsy Genetics Clinic: - The KNC Epilepsy Genetics Clinic specializes in the diagnosis and management of genetically determined epilepsies (even if after initial investigation the culprit gene(s) could not be determined) and familial epilepsies.

Headache & Pain

Centre for Headache (WCH): The Centre for Headache provides expert evaluation and individualized treatment plans for patients suffering from migraine and other headache disorders. It is the first of its kind at an Ontario teaching hospital.

Multiple Sclerosis

BARLO MS Centre (SMH): One of the largest of its kind in North America and one of seven adult MS centres in Ontario that focuses on diagnosis and treatments of MS